Closure for milk bottles



June 19, 1923.

l. DAVIS GLosURE FOR MILK'BOTTLES Fiied may e, 1922 Patented June 19, 1923..

@Ni-'ra 'at 'par :ma Davis, or san momo, TEXAS.

CLOSURE FOR MILK BOTTLES.

lApplication led may 6,

To all w/zom z't may concern# Be it known that I, IDA DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,'residing at San Antonio,

in the county 4of Bexar and State of Texas,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closures for Milk Bottles, of, which the followin is a specification.

This invention re ates to closures for milk bottles and the like and the primary object 1o of my invention is to 4provide a' milk bottle lid or closure, with positive and reliable means, in a manner to be hereinafter set forth, whereby the lid or closure can be ad` justed so as to be used as a spout whereby the milk bottle may be used similar to a milk or cream itcher.

A further object of this invention is to so accomplish the above result by a simple, durable and inexpensive milk bottle attachment that can be easily and quickly placed in position to close the milk bottle when the same is not in use, thereby preventing the contents of the milk bottle from being contaminated or soiled by insects and 2,5 foreign matter and an attachment which may be easily adjusted to form a, s out when it is deslred to pour the contents rom the bottle. l v

With' the above and numerous other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

Figure 1 is a top plan showing the closure in the neck of a milk bottle,

Figure 2 isa section taken substantially on the line 2-2 o f Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective of the closure, Figure 4 isV a top plan of the closure showing the top layer removed,

Figure `5 is a vertical. section through the closure with the top layer removed and the 45 spout partially ralsed to anroperative position.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan of the closure, Figure 7 is a section through a modified form of the closure, and y Figure8isa perspective thereof showing the same attached to a milk bottle.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the closure is preferably constructed of a plurality of layers of material 55 such as paper. The bottom layer l is in the lng. from one edge.

1922. serial no. 558,925.

l ber 6 which is adapted to be folded and, situated therein as is shown to advantage in Figure 2. This tubularV spout member 6 is provided with flanges 7 at its lower end which projects through the opening in the disk or bottom layer land are glued or otherwise attached thereto.

Ato or closure layer 8 is situated on top of the ayer 3 and has a circularbody portion having a tab 9 cut therefrom and a peripheral tab 10 formed thereon. The tab 10 is adapted vto be folded and situated between the layers 2 and 1 as shown to advantage in Figure 2. When the closure is assembled as shown in Figure 2, it will be seen that the tab 9 is grasped in the fingers andy pulled thereby removing the closure from the milk bottle. This up er or top layer Smay then be removed if esired and the closure placed back in the bottle so that the'spout 6 may be used as is illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 5. If desired, however, the closure layer 8 may be retained in engagement with the other layer and placed back in position by folding the s out and situating the parts' as shown in igure 2.

In Figures 7 and 8 I have shown a slightly modife'd form of the invention which differs in that. the bottom diskmember is provided with a fiange 13 which extends upwardly and seats 1n the neck of the bottle and is provided `with an overhanging portion 14.

The two modifications of my invention have been disclosedv only by way of example and it is to be understood that numerous changes in form, construction, and in the combination and arrangement .of parts may be resorted to without departin' from the spirit` of the 4invention as ereinafter c aimed.

Having thus describedvmy invention what 1. A device of the class described formed from layers of material, the bottommost layer being providedwith an opening, the other layer being provided with e socket registering with the opening in the bottom layer, and a foideble spout disposed .when folded in the socket and having one end thereof in registry with the opening and 'fixed to the bottom layer.

2. A device of the class described formed from e lurelity of layers of meterieh'the bottom ayer being. provided with en opening, the intermediate layer being; provided with a. socket registering et one end'with the opening in the bottom layer, e foldeble spout'disposed in the socket and having one Leeeeee the opening end fixed and the top leyer haveiix my signature lin presence of twowitnesses.

refr mrvrs.

Witnesses:

W. E. ENGEL, WILL A. Momes. y

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